Rural Emergency Medicine Course

The 2025 Rural Emergency Medicine Course will be held May 21-23, 2025 and will feature exciting lectures and interactive breakout sessions.

This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, but all who are interested are welcome. The course will review low-frequency, high-risk emergencies and provide practice for lifesaving procedures in a realistic, controlled environment. Our highly relevant and informative core sessions are updated yearly by board-certified emergency medicine physicians. This year's event will include small group sessions, high-fidelity simulations, ultrasound training, and procedure skills stations. We also plan to incorporate lightly embalmed cadavers into some of the procedure stations; however, due to a limited supply this year, we may need to use alternative hands-on training methods if cadavers are unavailable.

This year's procedure training includes: chest tube insertion, cricothyrotomies, ultrasound IV insertion, intraosseous infusion insertion, umbilical catheter insertion, splinting, and domestic violence recognition and treatment. Lectures will be given by board-certified physicians in a multitude of specialties including: emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, OB/GYN, critical care medicine, trauma surgery and dermatology.

Our objectives for this course are as follows:

Demonstrate basic and difficult airway management.
Demonstrate ability to manage medical and pediatric resuscitation.
Analyze emergency medical scenarios expected in a rural environment.
Discuss differences between adult and pediatric emergency medical presentations and treatment.
Demonstrate the ability to perform lesser-used, but lifesaving, procedures that are sometimes needed in the emergency department.

We are also thrilled to be able to offer the Critical Care Ultrasound Course this year! This course will allow participants to gain foundational expertise in Cardiac, Trauma, DVT, and Vascular Access ultrasound--the lifesaving sonographic exams that can make all the difference in managing critically ill patients. Taught by fellowship trained physicians who are experts in their field, learners will get hours of hands-on scanning with small group sizes. We aim to allow for individualized learning and direct access to expert feedback and advice as well as experience with multiple ultrasound machine models.

The Critical Care Ultrasound Course will take place on May 20, 2025 and can either be purchased as an add on to the Rural Providers Course or as a stand-alone course.

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logo In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

UNMC designates this live activity for maximum of twenty AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.